पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 30, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: स्कन्द षष्ठी — Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī
Kārttikeya's victory over Tāraka. Important Shaiva day in Tamil tradition.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya223.45°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
चन्द्र Candra285.94°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala134.71°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha233.22°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati7.34°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra250.18°DhanuMūla P4
शनि Śani181.33°TulāCitrā P3

Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 41 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 18 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:01 – 05:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:33 – 06:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:26 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta13:35 – 14:17
Godhūli Muhūrta16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:09 – 17:35
Amṛta Kāla16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:26 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:48 – 13:08
Yamaganda07:47 – 09:07
Gulika Kāla10:27 – 11:48
Varjyam06:53 – 07:11
Dur Muhūrta 08:56 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:27 – 07:47 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:47 – 09:07 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:07 – 10:27 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:27 – 11:48 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:48 – 13:08 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:08 – 14:28 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:28 – 15:48 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:48 – 17:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:09 – 18:48 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:48 – 20:28 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:28 – 22:08 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:08 – 23:48 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:48 – 01:27 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:27 – 03:07 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:07 – 04:47 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:47 – 06:27 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°
Longitude: 82.9739°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867430.27
Julian Day2455895.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0194°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)61.27°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.0194°), declination -21.55°, EoT 10.50 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed at: 2026-05-14T05:19:53.159Z